HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare

Market Cap$39.6B

IndustryHealthcare Services

Founded2010

Country/TerritoryUnited States

Chief Executive OfficerSamuel N. Hazen

Employees262,000

Sales$46.7B

HeadquartersNashville, Tennessee

As of May 15, 2019

HCA Holdings, Inc. is a health care services company, which engages in operating hospitals, freestanding surgery centers and emergency rooms, and urgent care centers. It offers a full range of services to accommodate such medical specialties as internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and obstetrics, as well as diagnostic and emergency services. The company was founded on November 22, 2010 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

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